Western Pacific Scientists Tackle Protected Species Issues and Strategic Planning
When it comes to fishing in the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council region, concerns over threatened or endangered species may be more prominent than concerns about fishing and its successful contributions to the region’s economy.
With that backdrop, the Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee met earlier this month and reviewed protected species management in the region’s fisheries. Scientists discussed how the Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act do more to regulate fisheries than the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, or MSA...
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